Terrill Lankford wrote:
The four books that follow THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY get more
and more sympathetic to Ripley's cause. If you were to read
the last book by itself, having never read any of the others,
you might draw the conclusion that Ripley was the "good guy"
and that his snooping neighbor was the villian of the
piece.
************* Does the author fall under the enchantment of
the character? The same thing occurred with Hannibal Lecter.
If I recall correctly, Hannibal's past involved killing
several nurses, but later in the series it's noted that he
only eats the rude. I guess the nurses could have been rude,
of course.
miker
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